Nat'l Assembly speaker asks China's Zhao to 'prudently' handle West Sea issue

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik held a meeting with China's top legislator, Zhao Leji, in Beijing on Thursday, during which Woo asked Zhao to "prudently" handle issues related to the West Sea, according to Woo's office. The meeting between Woo, who is on a visit to Beijing to attend a military parade, and Zhao, China's No. 3 official, comes as Korea and China have been in a dispute after Beijing built several steel towers in the Provisional Maritime Zone, an overlapping sea zone in the West Sea. During the meeting, Woo voiced hope that issues related to the West Sea will be "handled prudently" to avoid straining their bilateral ties, Woo's office said. Woo told Zhao that his attendance at the military parade, which marked China's celebration of the end of World War II, is the Korean government's willingness to "advance bilateral ties despite the challenges." Woo hoped that Korea and China will "continue the deep friendship and solidarity based on our shared historical experiences, and work together to achieve regional and global peace." Woo expressed hope that the "strategic cooperWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times